Enrolled with an online school for Psychology? I have ?'s

new_blossom

I would like to know if anyone has completed or currently enrolled in an online school for Psychology. If so, what degree do you hold and were you able to find what type of work?

I currently will have soon a General Studies Associates degree with a concentration in Psychology. I know finding work with this degree will be hard to do or if any at all, so I may want to go further with this in this field, but I would like to know what kind of jobs I could find, if I had a Bachelor's degree in Psychology? I want to work with kids to add that in there.

If I was to move forward with practical nursing and hold this associates, could I do anything with that in a psychology setting?

Thanks for any advice or info. you could share!

Pedal_Pusher

I'd go to an actual school.........

Mr_Bad_Example

It depends on what you want to do in psychology. If you like direct care and aren't into creating treatment plans or diagnostics, then a bachelor's (even an associate's degree) is fine. There's lots of work to do with children - the most common positions I see are for therapeutic staff support (TSS) workers. If you want to get more involved in therapy and treatment planning for people, then you'll have to keep going beyond a bachelors and get yourself a master's degree.

I worked in direct care with my bachelor's for a while, and I knew that for me to stay interested in the field that I'd have to get a higher degree - but that's up to each person who gets into psychology.

Mr_Bad_Example

I'd go to an actual school.........

I second that. Unless the online program is affiliated with an actual college or university, then you may end up overpaying for a worthless degree.

jnhu72

As others have said, go to a real school or more importantly a school that is regionally accredited.